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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1890-05-09, Page 4!ILi: ni1t�1.,U ertiOtillellt,Oa. I �plillairter --J. 1 oiierteou. lo ves--Beeele & Co. Oiotlling—Jaokson Bros. e ll—1V Jauk son. lr'i t ees wagons—Coo qr & Co. t{reeeries—Cooper & Logan. Braking powder—Cooper & Logan. liOest to rent—Manning & Scott. &Welts ry—J. B. Rumba!' & Co. Silkbitie-Estate J. liodgens. t Grocery—Geo. Stewart. Stanley court revision—Geo Stewart. Outfit for sale—R. Fitzsimons. Stray Heifer—W. Swan. Back again —A. W. Carslake. si. Jlintoutwtha FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1890. Then and Now. The Conservatives are tryiug to Make a point against Mowat because he has not given the ballot for Separate School elections. They were not so auxious themselves sometime ago that the bal- let should be used, for here are the words of some prominent Conservatives on the question, delivered in the House: Mr Meredith, -"IIe did not favor forcing the ballot system upon the Sep- arate School supporters if they did not want it." lieu. Alex. Morris,—"He did not (aver forcing the ballot upon Separate Schools against the wishes of their supporters." Mr McMaster, -"Ile was opposed to the introduction of the ballot in the Separate School"." How is any one to know that Mr Meredith is to be relied upon uow,when his opinions are so subject to change. The ('un.c'rv.iti.e Victim For South Huron. The Conservatives of South Huron met at Hensen, on Tuesday, to select a candidate for the Local. There is said to have been a gond attendance. Alnoeg the malty prominent Vot.servatives in the riding, numr was found willing to sacrifice himself wt behalf of his party, and at the instigation of the Toronto wire -pullers, an almost unknown non- resident was selected, Mr J.G. Holmes. He is a young lawyer, of 'Toronto, a pretty fluent speaker, son of Thos. Holmes, of Wingbaui, but the best thing to be said about him is his name, That there is not the ghost of a chance of his being elected is shown by the refusal of any local man to accept the nomination. The sturdy farmers of South Huron will bury him so deep on the 5th of June that even a sheriff's warrant will not be able to unearth him. The Toronto Telegram, (Independent Conservative) says: --"J. G. Holmes is the "capable outsider" who bas been afflictod with a Conservative nomination in the Grit stronghold of South Huron. All that Mr Holmes now wants is a name and address em- broidered upon his gramonts so that his remains can be identified after the battle." The Reform Candidate in West Huron. Mr J. T. Garrow was the choice of the-conve»tion at Goderich this week. It was only natural that the Clinton delegates and others from this side, should make a strong pull for a Clinton- ian, and we would like to have seen Mr Manning secure the nomination. For one whose name was never previous- ly before a convention he polled a very large vote, showing his popularity through the riding, and has no reason to feel at all disheartened over the re- sult. Mr. Garrow, securing a majority, vote, was made the unanimous choice • of the convention. That he is a strong candidate even his political opponents admit, and they eutcr the contest, we are assured, with t'.o hope whatever of defeating him, Mr. Garrow has long been a resident of the county of Iluron, and has risen to bis present position by his own in- dustry and perseverance. He has for several years been a member of the County] Council, being also warden, and is at present the county solicitor. While always identified with the Re- form party, he has not a been bitter or active politician, and is held in esteem by a wide circle of friends among both parties. We believe that he will im- mediately enter upon the campaign and those of our readers who have not al- ready foraged his acquaintance, will have an opportunity of judging of him for themselves. He is an able man, is supporting an able administration, aitd will, unquestionably, be elected by a substantial majority. Conservative Candidate in West Huron. At the Conservative Convention, held on Tuesday, Mr J. M. Roberts, of Dun- gannon was unanimously selected as the standard bearer. -He ie in business at that place, and hes hitherto been unknown to public life, and we question if he k known to any extent through the Riding. Ile is regarded, where known, as a quiet, unassuming person, of unblemished character, but we have not the slightest expectation that he will poll even the Conservative vote of the Riding. EDLTOIt,IAL NOTES. The e catch words of the Empire now are "The Grits are on tie run." So they are, 410 it is "With their face to the foe." As Beaufort, S, C. ou Friday, as one of the phosphate freight vessels was going to sea n sailor named Jordan tried to desert. Ile jumped overboard while the ship was making its way through Coosaw (fiver and attempted to reach the shorn, which wee not more than 100 yards distant. A boat was lowered and sent Filer him, hut there was no capturing him. A temple of man-eat- ing sharks got shred of the boat, and the poor man was torn to pieces and eaten before the boot could reach him. He was a Norwegian seaman on board the Kea Queen, a ,tailing vessel which heti been in port some days, and which was en her tiny to Liverpool. • The Ontario Opposition is not strong in the strength of its owu merits.—Tc- ronto Telegram. This is just where it differs from the Ontario Liberals, who are "strong iu t'.ie strength of their own merits." Every iudependeut newspaper in On- tario is supporting Mr Meredith and opposing the Mowat crowd.—Empira. Name an "independent" paper in Ontario that is not Conservative in its leanings. ( onservatives will have to be one thing or the other. They cannot be Protestants in provincial politics and partisans in Dominion affairs. They cannot in the name of Equal Rights go out to battle against Mowat and in favor of Sir Johu.—Torouto Telegram. But that is just what they are trying to do. Creighton, Clark and other Conservatives were down at Ottawa last week consulting Sir John on the plan of campaign. %Ve learn that a printed pamphlet is being circulated among the faithful containing a famous speech by John McMillan, Esq., M. P., said to have been delivered in the House of Com- mons at Ottawa. 1)o any of our read- ers know that he delivered the oration in question ?—Seaforth Sun. The pamphlet is an edition of Han- sard, the official report of all speeches delivered in the House, and should be in the hands of every farmer in the Province, as it gives information cf great value to this class of the join. nlunity- Mr Rykert has now done the right thing, although perhaps in the wrong way by resigning his seat. He speaks as though he expected his constiueuts t . whitewash hint by re-electing him by a largely increased majority. They may do so, such things have happened iu Canada. 1f Mr Rykert seeks re- election at the hands of his old cousti- tuetits and fails to get it, so much the worse fur him. 1f he succeeds so much the worse for Itis constituents. Rykert has been a disgrace to public life for years, and would [lever have been re- turned to parliament of late, were it not that there are about 300 government employees in his constituency, who are supposed to vote as £hey are told. It is hardly likely that the government will again accept him as their candidate,they are as sick of him as anyone. No Remedy Reciproicty. A farmer writes to the Montreal Witness as follows, and it would be well for our farming friends to ponder on what he says: - "Has not the time come when an appeal to the country on reciprocity should be made ? It appears to me that the total disregard paid by the present Government to the wishes and the interests of the Dominion amounts almost to treason. What in- duces Sir John to maintain the N. P. as he has done ? Surely, if he is not evergreen, the experience of the last ten years ought to enlighten him. Farmers are enraged at the Quixotic attempts to tinker up a tariff that should long ago have passed into oblivion. I really believe that if Sir John remains in power another five years half the farms in t •s Province will be in the hands of the era. This is inevitable, for land tin F tel is a res alto t year p grake each to an extent that is quite alarming. Land that ten years sold as high as $41 per acre, will now fetch no more then $22 to $27, and this within half a mile of the provincial railway. Let us have either reciprocity or free trade pure and simple; then we will havela boom, and prosperity will rush in upon us as it has never done before. —----...++..--- --- l'riiieipal Coven's Rebuke. Principal Caven president of the Equal Rights Association, has written a letter on the Equal Rights movement, iu which he warmly resents the con- duct of the men who have been using the name of the association to advance their own or their party's interests. The pith of the letter is contained in these sentences : " The Provincial Association cannot fodbid those who in any constituency favor its views from bringing forward candidates who are pledged to support those views. Localities must have the right to do so should they deem such action prudent. But none who value the principals ofequal rights will lend themselves to any sinister method, or permit the association to become an instrument in the hands of designing men for the advancement of the party. Should anything of this kind be at- tempted in any pin,ce every true mem- ber of the association will regard it as baso and immoral, and as fitted to do irreparable damage to a most necesssry movement. To all men of any party, who have shown no interest in our organization till they imagine that it might be used for personal or party ends, conscientious and intelligent friends of equal rights will givela wide birth. " The great question of provincial politics to which our principles apply is that of separate schools. "It sloes not appear to me that the past relation of the parties to this quer• tion permits any line to be drawn by our association in favor of or against one party rather than the other. " Whatever accretions have gathered around the Separate School Act have had, I think, the concurrence of all. "Neither party can charge the other with developing separate schools ; while the recent modifications of the separate school law are in substance what our platform demands." Wh't hotter evidence can reasonable men have that lion Oliver Mowat is the true expel( id of Equal Rights principles in the pr sent eampaign'? This lean advertismetat in the Cole. rich papers: A general meeting of the Shareholders of the Goderich Organ Company, Limited, will be held at the Town 1Ia11, in the Town of Gnderich, nn Tu eaday, the lath day of May, 1890, at 8 o'clock. p. m., to consider a bylaw to authorize the ('ompsny to borrow the sum of 27;000 and to Mortgage the assets of the Company as security therefor, and to appoi•' " :'.it"it and transact any ether lnisir. •-, nkith may be c c nsicfelr,i dc'irnhie. Political Polluters. Don't forget that Meredith voted ou The Cftoic+Rsx Stealth t3 from Occasion to give away nearly nae• b' half the Province. I Our County Umehanges- Mr Mowat's Government is composed of five Protestants and one Catholic. Mr Joe Riadort, who has resided t{it Does that fact smell of Jesuitism ? Wtughaw for upwards of twenty-five years intends removing to Detroit, Michigan, in a short time. A mare belonging to Mr Fred Dater, of Hay, dropped a colt, which when two days old, weighed 172 lbs, has 6; inch. of bone in front and 7 } behind. John Aird, Eaq., the popular man- ager of the Bank of Commerce in Sea- 1orth, has been appointed to the man- agement of the head office in Toronto, protem. Mr Wilson of Fordwicb, aged 74, was married to a spinster near Palmer- ston, aged 84. A couple of prominent men in the village gave him the licenses free of oharge. Joseph Whelptou has disposed of his farm, west of Ethel, to D. W. Buubar for the sum of $2,950. In all proba- bility Mr Whelpton will go out west, either to British Columbia or Wash iugton Territory. The many old time friends of Mr Joseph Kidd, sr., formerly of Goderich, Nis antes Afoul The Cooly. " Should Mr. Mowat be sustained? " asked the St Thomas Times, and all independent electors who value good government,reply " Yes." Mr Merdith declared for complete separation of Church and State is his Toronto speeoh last Tuesday night, but he still supports Sir John Macdonald, who (supports eighty Catholic schools in the Northwest Territories. If Mr Mowat and Mr Fraser shall be defeated the fault will her with those electors, both Catholic and Protestant, who place party above religion, or who allow fanaticism and bigotry to get the batter of their judgment. — Kingston Freeman. One of Outario'e greatest blasts is that she has the best school system of any country in the world and that she is the only oountry or province that does not owe a dollar of debt. Such are the fruits of twenty years of Re- form government in the province. Speaking of the Separate School Act, will regret to learn that he is danger - it is well to remember that Mr Mowat ! ously ill at his home, in Sioux City, voted against its passage in 1863, while Iowa, and but slight hopes are enter - Sir John Macdonald voted for it. When taiued of his recovery. Mr Mowat came into power he found According to the Canada Presbyter. the Separate School Bill of 1863 a can Maicolut Black, Morrie, and Robt. part of the constitution, put there by Cutt, Grey, gait prizes for the exam- ination in Higher F„eligoua educatiou.— Jane Calder,bl. Simpson and C. Dutton are reported passed. The list,liowever,is probably incomplete as yet. the Conservatives. Mowat cannot be frightened out of office. Stitestneu and journalists err who think to scare the old man of Ontario off the track by loudly warning hist that a righteous retribution is at his heels. The Government is en- trenched behind many virtues. Right- eousness encompasseth it about. --To- ronto Telegram, Conservative. Electors should not forget that Mr Meredith tried to defeat Mr Mowat in 1883 by assuring Catholic electors that the Mowat Government failed to do them justice and give them their fair share of patronage. Ile was unsuccess- ful then, and now he is trying chances by a wheel -about movement which will be as disastrous to hint as was 1483. Ontario stands to day without a peer in all the world in the condition of her exchequer, in the excellence of her educational and charitable institutions, and in the perfection of her legislative enactments. People do not generally reward their faithful servants by dis- charging them after a term of years. On the contrary, they heap additional honors upon them. So will Ontario do to Hon. O. Mowat and his Cabinet.— Paris Star -Transcript. There is one corruptionist the less in the House of Commons. Mr Rykert has resigned. The sub -Committee to whom his case has been referred, which included Mr Blake a nd Sir John Thomp- son, practically 5ndorsed Mr Blake's draft report, which spoke of Rykert's doing's in plain English as "discredi- table, corrupt and scandalous." The report of the sub -Committee will doubt• less be accepted by the general Com- mittee. Mr Rykert knew this, and hence his resignation. He addressed a characteristic speech to Parliament be- fore his withdrawing form the Com- mons chamber. Mr G. W. Monk, the Meredith candi- date in Carleton county, says he cannot accept the platform of the Equal Rights party, and Mr. F. J. French thinks that the Equal Rights programme if carried out would wreck the confederation -- adding that though Mr Meredith cannot accept the Equal Rights platform the equal rights men ought to accept. Mr. Meredith's -platform. That is recipro- city with a vengeance. " Vote for ps and put us in ofce,.and then you can go to Hades afterwards," is practically Mr. Meredith's appeal to EgeallRighta men. --Ottawa Free Press. We want the truth and men who are not afraid to speak it. I have heard people in this country talking of Separate Schools and blaming Mr Mowat for their introduction into this country, when the fact is that Mr Mow- at had nothing to do with them, but voted against their establishment. 1 am a Reformer, but I don't say every• thing Mr Mowat has done has been perfect, but his legislation has been wise. If I had any faith in the relig- ious antecedents of, his opponents I might be tempted not to support hini; but as it is, I hope Mr Mowat will be sustained." -Rev. G. M. Milligan, To- ronto. Rev II. A. Cook, a prominent clergy- man of the Niagara Conference of the Methodist Church, speaking at a mass meeting in the town of Dundas last week, said : "I have watched the ad nt inisterat ion of the Proi•iucial Govern- ment by Hon. Oliver Mowat and his colleagues, and have been very much pleased with it. Of course it would be out of place from me to say much on any political subject, but I can say that I have no fear whatsvor for the liberty of myself and friends under the Mowat Government." Certainly not; why should be ? Dr. Caven, 1)r. Castle, Dr Dewart and many other estimable Christain leaders have expressed them- selves in the same terms. On purely business grounds the at- tack to be made upon the Mowat Gov• for this riding in the comingProvincial ernment is not one which will carry 1 elections, and Sheriff Gibbons in the great weight with the ordinary hearer East.— As the 'County Council will or reader of campaign speeches. The meet in semi-annual session on June business of Ontario Inas not been con. 3rd, it is likely to prove rather ieicon• ducted without scandal, but when corn- ventien. A change of date can be parisons are made with other adminis- made only on request of the Council. trations in this and other provinces or The Expositor says: — The many with that of the Dominion, it must be friends of Mr Thomas Kidd, of this confessed that the Mowat Government town, will be pleased to learn that he has been comparatively free from has been appointed to a good position proven instances of official corruption. in the Inland Revenue department, and It most aleo be ?acknowledged that in they will be equally pleased that his ap- the main the personnel of the Govern- porttment will not necessitate his ce- ment has been above the average.: Hon moval from Seaforth. We congratu- Messrs Mowat, Fraser, G. W. Ross, late our genial friend on his good fort - Hardy and Gibson being men of ac- one, and we feel justified in saying that knowledged ability while Messrs Ross, whatever his duties are they will be and Drury are not conspicuously below faithfully and efficiently performed. par. Every effort has been made to keep the tone of the administration as high as possible.—Toronto Saturday N ight, Conservative. A natural curiosity may be seen on lot 6, con. 4, Morris, in the shape of a solid elm stump from which the tree was cut37 years ago. It is stated that two cows were fed three weeks on the browse at the time the tree was chop- ped down. The tangle the township Treasurer of Morris got money affairs iuto I is likely to end in a legal squabble to decide the liability of the bondsmen to make good the deficiency. The case will likely be heard next Fall at Gode• rich. The late 'Treasurer is now at house. A Stratford paper 'says: --Another has been ad4led to the city list of medi- cal practitioners in the person of Dr. A. Nichol, brother of Mr Hugh Nichol of the county gaol, and late of Bayfield; the Dr. has many friends its and about Stratford, who will be pleased to wel- come him back to the classic city. Mr Gofton's stallion had a narrow escape from being burned alive last Friday at a farm near Wroxeter, where he was remaining over night. The barn took fire about 7 o'clock in the morning and it was only after the third attempt that they were success- ful in saving the horse. His second horse nd rig were consumed by the flames.a There are two licenses less in the East Riding than last year. The first year the Crook's Act came into force there were 49 applications for license as against 27 now. About 25 years ago there were nearly as many hotels on the gravel road betweenHarpurhey and Wroaetier as in the entire Riding to day. Temperance sentiment is evident- ly on the rise. It is strange how the newspaper in- stinct sticks to a person. After an ab- sence from the business for over four- teen years, Mr Allan McLean, former- ly of the Expositor, has purchased a neat and newsy paper in Walsenburg, Colorado, called the Walsenburg World, and will conduct it hereafter in addi- tion to his ranching and stock raising business. An Ethel correspondent writes: - We camp nearly having another serious fire in our village on Friday evening. Flames were seen issuing from the roof of the residence of Alex. Cameron, but, as our citizens aro nearly as prompt as a tire company, it was but a short time before the fire was under control. The roof was damaged slight- ly. The man found lying dead by the roadside on the 12th[ concession of Yar- mouth bas been identified as2 c '1 omae Whiteside'', of Seaforth. He was 40 years of age, married, had a family, and was a butcher and cooper by trade. Ile left last Tuesday for London to look for work, intending to go on to Streetville if not successful, The Attwood Ree says:—Rev. Robt. Ilenderson, of Bayfield, preached a ' plain practical sermon last Sabbath morning, in the Presbytertiau church from Gal. 6,9. Mr Henderson has a good delivery and his earnest discourse could not fail to produce a good im- pression upon those who foraged hilt congregaticn. i10 also took charge of the Bible class in the evening. Died at Ashville, N. C., on Saturday March 29, 1890, Mrs Rebecca Clegg, relict of .James Clegg. Deceased was born in Kent county, Out., Mal -ch 20, 1819. Was among the earliest settlers of Huron, and for many years a resi- dent of Goderich. The remains were taken to Detroit, Mich., and interred in Elmwood `femetory, the burial place of the family. Mr James Dickson, county registrar, has been appointed returning officer Here's a plain statement of facts. The Mowat Government has been in office for upwards of eighteen years. Through all these years it has come without the stain of one scandal. The resources of the Province have been husbanded almost to a degree of par• simony. Millions have been piled up in theTreasury. Million ahave been hand- edl back to the people in aid to edu- cation, in aid to railways, to Agricultu- ral Societies, to Mechanics' Institutes, in the maintainance of public iustitu Mons, and all the while no call for taxes has been made upon the public. No contradiction of this state of facts can be successfully sustained. Can the people listen for a moment to the demand that such a Government he turned ont to make room for the hon gev horde wlio stand behind Meredith waiting, Tike harpies, to suck dry the fat treasury of the Prot ince; to parcel oat among themselves the limits, the rich mines hard won front Sir John and his rrew•, and now guarded and held in carred trust, for the public good, by Oliver binwat' We inistako h•tario if the nt.,wer of this .lnestion b • yrs. NEWS NOTES. The Speaker Iles issued hie warrant ' for a new election lu Lincoln. On Tuesday afternoon, a team be- longing to Mr Tisdale, of East Wawa- 1 nosh, standing in front of Mr M. H. Molndoo's store. Wingbam, became frightened at a land roller which was being drawn along the street, and ran a few rods south, when the waggon cane in contact with a hitching post, the sudden stop throwing Mrs McCoy, who was in the rig at the time, out. In trying to save herself, one of her arms was very severely sprained and frac- tured. Mr Charles Rogerson, one of Ilullett's enterprising farmers,near Kingbnrn,re• cently made a test of the butter produc- inggnalities of two of his cows. The cows are Durham grades. During the sec- ond week in April he kept the milk of one cow for seven days. When the cream from the milk was churned, it produced 12 pounds of butter. The second cow was eubjected to a similar test on the following week, and her milk produced 1:t pounds of butter. The tests, also, were made under ad- verse cirenntstances. in the first, the mill( got chilled twice, while in the latter the meal which he had previously been feeding t the cows got clone. and for three days the animal did not receive 1:'r sinner melt rations. Fires are raging in the valuable pine woods .15,0ir Red Lake, Minn. • The prospects for a splendid summer o irnival in Toronto are bright. A snowstorm prevailed in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Dakota Monday, and is looked upon there as an augury of good crops. ' Several people in the township of Malahide ate toadstools, mistaking them for mushrooms. Mrs Blake died from the poison. The first public baptism in Boston for nearly fifty years took plane on Sundaywhen six women were im- mersed by the Christain Adventists. The population of Ireland continues to decline, and appears to have drop- ped some 50,000 in number during the past year. The lowest point in this present oentury has now been reached; its zenith was in 1845, whentbere were 8,250,000. The estimate for to -day is 3,500,000. A sad case of poisoning occurred Sun• day at Whitemouth, Man. Two boys, cousins, named Adalon Formia and John Briaveueau, while berry -picking, ate sonic poisonous berries, mistaking them for currants, which resulted in the death of the former an hour after eating the berries. An old man named George Tibbett, a web known character in Gravenhurst, committed suicide Sunday afternoon in his own house by nearly severing his head from his body with a razor. The cause of the suicide is supposed to be drink, as Tibbett had been on a protracted spree for some days. Gen Laurie, M. P., has intimated his intention of donation the $600 drawn from the Dominion treasury as mileage from London to Ottawa, sup- plemented with an additional contribu- tion of his own money, to the establish- ment of a Fishman's Benefit Asssocia- tion for his Shelburne constituents. On Saturday evening between ten and eleven e'clock as Mr David Shoe- maker, one of the most prominent farmers it: the vicinity of Berlin, was driving down King street in that town his horse took fright, and, whirling around, he fell out, sustaining injuries from which he is now lying in a criti- cal condition. Besides having his shoulder and several ribs broken, he is injured internally. The horse was young and dangerous to drive. The Curry farm on the Parr Line, Stanley, was sold on Saturday last at auction. Mr Wm. Copp, of Seaforth, was the purchaser. The price was $4,- 209 or $200 less than the mortgage. The farm is splendidly situated, and although part of it is a little dirty it is one of the very best in the township. It contains 100 aures and has good buildings. On the whole, Mr Copp has got a splendid bargain. He has since rented it for one year to Mr Wm . Cud - more, of the London Road. Mr Copp has secured a good tenant. About four years ago Mr Thos. Ward offered for this farm $4,600 in cash and a farm of 160 acres in Michigan which he has since sold for 92,000, and the offer was refused. David Stevenson, father of Mrs Bur- chell, arrived at London, Eng., on Friday and was seen at theffi of o ccs the London and Northwestern Railway at Euston. He seemed clteeful, and said that he had left his daughter at Niagara Falls with her sister, where both will remain till the trial of her husband is over. He had wished to bring her Home, but she insisted on remaining, and he honored her for it. He denied that his daughter was taking steps to obtain a divorce; and he wish- ed to state utterly refused to consider any such action till after the trial. He added that he could not but admire the treatment accorded to his daughter in America, which had been narked throughout by great delicacy. As for himself, he had nothing but gratitude for the kindness of the American rail- roads to him. He refused to discuss the subject of Burchell's guilt or inno- cence. He thought his daughter's actions showed what she thought of the matter. He had engaged the best law- yers, and had done and would still do his duty by his daughter's husband. Longue Point lunatic asylum (St Joan de Dieu) was on Tuesday com- pletely destroyed by fire. This asylum was situated about five miles front Montreal, down the river, in the Village of Longue Pointe. It stood about 200 yards from the main road, in the mid- dle of its own ground. A broad avenue led from the plain gate to the front entrance of the building. It was a very large and handsome brick building and contained about 1,500 inmates besides 67 Sisters and 100 nurses. It was built in 1867, after the destruction of the old asylum, and was let to the Providence nuns, who, under contract with the Government, were the guar- dians of tate insane. Tho again building consisted of a centre and two wings. Many of the inmates escaped into the fields and the woods, ands_ the dead are ashes amongst the ashes. What the number of dead is, is purely a clatter of conjecture, and can never be ascer- tained, since no other record is kept than that in the asylum book, and it also is destroyed. Taking into con- sideration the whole evidence from fire- men, half -sane inmates, the sisters in charge, bystanders and personal obser- vation, it is a conservative estimate to say that a hundred victims met their death, though some assert that the number is double that stated, and others place it below this figure. This fact remains, that no such calamity has fallen upon Quebec Province since the earliest times. Ever since Quebec was a Province its management of these most helpless of all creatures has been its shame. They havebeen farmed out to the nuns at a hundred dollars a bead per year, and the sisters' aim was to keep them as frugally as possible, and with the least possible outlay for per- manent works or repairs. While their most urgent bodily wants were supplied no attempt was made at a systematic medical treatment. East Wawanosh. NOTES—Mr. Basil Coultes has gone to the old country in charge of a cargo of cattle for Mr Clegg, drover, of Morris. The neighbors turned out in a strong force on Monday last and assisted Peter McDonald to get his spring crop in; Mr McDonald having been so unfortunate as to lose his horse by oyer feeding. Mr George Vancamp has re- turned to eastern Ontario to resume his labors. after spending a somewhat lengthened vacation here vgith his parents. Mr Elam Livingstone lost a fine blood colt last Thursday night, by inflammation. Benjamin Whitmer also lost a valnable mare, which has fine colt about three weeks old, to all ap• pearance the mare was as well as ever at ten o'clock the night before and was found [lead in the morning. Fall wheat has depre.eiated 40 per cent this last three weeks in this township. There are more stallions of all classes travelling in this section than there will lie Dollars collected in January next. Mr i.ivingstene is shipping large quan- tities of cedar timber and shingles to London and otter points. Y Your Boys and GfrI A GOOD EXPRESS WAGGON We can give ou a strong Iron Axle Waggon, with box for $1.25. Wood Axles at 75 cents and $1. Our line of Bent-1{ail Waggons, with Wird wheels, are just what the children need. Prices are $1.75, $2.10, $2.60 and $3.15. EVERYBODY IIAS MAIM/your T o ----AND------ Stylish Window Shades. With the large stock we purchased this spring our as- sortment is still good, and any one who is thinking of decorating their house should not iuiss seeing thetn REMEMBER — Our stock at C. Dickson's stand must be cleared out next month, and we are offer- ing Silverware, Spectacles, Cups and Saucers, Vases and Dolls at wholesale prices and under. Special Discount on Miscellaneous Books to Libraries and Reading Rooms. Store No. 1 Store No. 2 COOPER'S BLOCK DICKSON'S OLD STAND TERMS STRICTLY CASH w. COOPER • & CO., CLINTON A TREAT IN STORE.—The young people of Rattenbury St Methodist Church have engaged Miss McManis, the Lady Whistler, of India ?apolis,to give an entertainment in the Town Hall, Clinton, on the evening of Thursday, May 29th. She is accom- panied on the piano by her sister. Miss McManis gave an exhibition of her abilities to a select few, in the parlor of the Rattenbury House, the other day, and we can assure our rea,c[ers that she has excellent ability as a whistler. The following testi- monial speaks for itself:— The feature of the evening was the whistling of Miss Laura McManis, of Indianapolis, who kindly consented to assist the soldier boys, in these two performances. She is a beautiful young lady of fine mannerism, and in the com- pass, power, pitch and purity of her tones slie is wonderful. But it is in her whistling equally as well when inhaling as when exhaling,and never stopping for breath, nor losing a tone, nor failing in expression, that this little Indiana lady is a phenomenon.—Chicago Tinges. THE MURDER OF REV MR LARUE. The following interesting letter,which contains first particulars regarding the murder of I-tev Mr Large, has been received by Mr Edwin Chown,nf Kingston, from his son now in Azabu Japan : You have doubtless seen in the paper an account of the sad calamity that has befallen our mission We returned from our Easter holidays a day sooner than expected, and the ten of us, including Mr and Mrs Large, arrived home about 8 o'clock Friday evening, in the best of spirits. About .12.30 we were aroused and told that burglars had entered the gukko. Beall, Moore and I hurried d own to find the robbers flown, Mrs Large severely cut and Mr Large dead. It seems that two masked robbers had entered through the back door, found and tied the night watchman, and made him lead them to the school safe, but not being able to open it wet't to Mr and Mrs Large's room. While feeling around for the keys they awakened Mrs Large, who asked "What is it?" They replied "We have business," and with that made a blow at Mrs Large. She raised her right hand so that two of her fingers were broken, two badly cut and her face tut slightly. Instantly Mr Large jumped and the robbers made for the door and got into the hall. At the head of the stairs they turned on Mr Large, Who was unarmed, anu cut down. He was wounded in thir- teen places. The robbers escaped. The noise meanwhile had awakened the Misses Hart, who coming into the hall and seeing Mrs Large bending over Mr Large picked him up and carried him into the room, where they used restoratives in vain, as he must have been killdd instantly. There was delay in getting the°doctors, and Mrs Large had to suffer intense agony until 3 o'clock before they ar- rived, amputated the two fingers and sewed up the wounds. I had to hold the lamp for the operations, and learn- ed some wonderful lessons of a wo- man's heroism at times. At she came from under the influence of chloroform she wonld reveal her in- tense love for her husband, praying for strength lo forgive his murderers, and continually she manifested her thoughtfulness for others. Everyone speaks highly, not only of Mrs J,arge's heroism, but of the Misses Hart. Indeed, all the ladies were cool and collected. , A DENIAL. To the Editor of the Clinton New Ern,. Sir,—My name has been unpleasant- ly mixed up in connection with the re - cont disappearance of a young girl from town. It is scarcely necessary for me to deny having anything whatever to do with it, or in any shape or form be- ing a party to the affair. I was in De- troit when it happened, and came here as soon as I heard of it through friends, to vindicate my own character. JAMES SHEPnERD, Detroit. dew Advertiotainsto. HOOSE To RENT—ON HURON STREET, lately occupied by Mrs R. M. Racey. Ap- plyfto MANNINO & SCOTT. STRAY HEIFER—STRAYED FROM'THE subscriber's promises, 16th con. Oodericb Township, on Monday last, a year old dark brindle he,fer, short, thick set. Any one re- turning it or giving information that will load to its recovery, will bo suitably reward- ed. W. H. SWAN. Clinton p o. "! Stanley Court of Revision. Notice is hereby given that the meeting of the Court for the Revision of the Assessment Roll of the Township of Stanley, will beheld on Tti II.SI)AY, MAY 27th, At the hour of 10 o'ciock a. tn., for the pur- pose of hearing and settling all contpla rots against the Assessment Roll. All persons interested are requested to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. OEO. 3TE11VAIIT, CLEatc. Butchering Outfit for Male The horse. cart. slauolitcr house, and all other necessaries for running a Butcher Shop. including 7 store pigs, belonging to the estate of H. Tewsley, are offered for sale ou reasonable terms. This is a splendid op- portunity for any ono wanting to go into business. Parties indebted to the estate of Henry Tewsley, are hereby untitled chat accounts Hoist positively he paid to the undersigned, without de:ay, who alone is authorized to wiliest the salve. ROBERT FITZSIMONS, Administrator. Clinton, 1lsy 1, 1590 BACK - AGAIN. A. W. CAIISLAK.E, TAILOR, Rte., Desires 10 intimate to the people of Clinton and vicinity, that he has returned to town— "come to stay" and will bo found at his old stand, VICTORIA ST., Clinton, Where Ile will be glad to meet all his old customers and any number of new ones. All work promptly attended to: FARMER'S CLOTH Made up at reasonable rates. A. W. CARS - LAKE, Clinton. im W. JACKSON, General Ticket Agent '.1 a can book Old Country passengers by the ALLAN LINE, DOMINION LINE, WHITE STAR LINE, STATE LI\ E, ANCHOR LINE Very low rates are now in toren. Full tutor• oration cheerfullt given GO WEST ll' . C.P.R. To M.tNTTOBA, NORTH - WEST or BRITYSH C'OLU'MBIA. ►nu( your tieket,i and get full information front the authorized agent, COOPER & CO'S BOOK STORE ---NOW:AGENT FOR— CLINTON: